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David Binns Lecture with Peter Kline

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On Thursday, 6 November from 6:00 to 7:00 PM St Francis College is hosting the David Binns Memorial Lecture. This year Peter Kline will be presenting “Infinite Splendours: Psychoanalysis and the Sublime.” You can join us in person at St Franci College, Lecture Room 1, or online via Zoom.

Peter’s talk will trace the connections between art, spirituality, and the insights of psychoanalysis, with a special focus on the Australian novel Infinite Splendours, written by Sophie Laguna, which tells a story of childhood trauma and visual art. Using Jean Laplanche's psychoanalytic theory, Peter will explore how art comes from and transformatively restages the fundamental enigma that makes us human beings, our relation to disturbing otherness.

After the talk, everyone is invited to stay for some light refreshments and informal conversation—a great opportunity to meet others. Whether you’re deeply involved in these fields or simply curious, this promises to be an engaging and inspiring evening. We hope you can join us, either in person or online, for what’s sure to be a memorable event!

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